1
: the assigning of students to a curricular track
2
: the standard distance between adjacent characters (as in composed text) : letterspacing compare kerning
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took a class in the tracking of game that the hunters' association offers
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The paper highlights how studios and third-party companies collect extensive data through gameplay, including location data, behavioral tracking and in-game communications.
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Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
The tracking systems were, unfortunately, gravely wrong.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The following Wednesday, Disney Animation’s Zootopia 2 hits theaters (that film won’t come on tracking until next week).
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
The new champ surged 27% in plays for the tracking period compared with the previous frame, securing it the Greatest Gainer honor, which is awarded to the song with the biggest weekly increase in play count.
—Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
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Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
The tracking systems were, unfortunately, gravely wrong.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The following Wednesday, Disney Animation’s Zootopia 2 hits theaters (that film won’t come on tracking until next week).
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
The new champ surged 27% in plays for the tracking period compared with the previous frame, securing it the Greatest Gainer honor, which is awarded to the song with the biggest weekly increase in play count.
—Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Tracking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tracking. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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